Frequently Asked Questions

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Child Support

DSHS has a handy tool for estimating the amount of child support which should be paid. However, it only provides an estimate and not a firm number. There are a several factors which come into play in arriving at an actual amount.

You’ll need to know four things to use the estimator.

How much is the monthly take home pay of the person responsible for paying child support?

How much is the monthly take home pay of the person who will receive child support?

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New article by attorneys Kirsten Barron and Lisa Saar.
It is a cornerstone of our democratic society, the Constitutional promise of “justice for all”; the right to an attorney if you are charged with a crime, even if you cannot afford one. But for tens of thousands of people in our state who live in poverty and face civil legal crises, a lawyer is not provided to them.